[...] His sonorously rich and deep lower range was well exploited in Copland’s tessitura for this stern character. Baritone Mark Diamond, as the swaggering Top, is another singer with a bright future. Although the character of Top is hardly a sympathetic one, Mr. Diamond’s beautiful voice and striking stage appearance gave the character much redemption. Tenor Andrew Stenson (who, ironically, has sung the role of Curley in Of Mice and Men) was a perfect match for both Top and Laurie. A very engaging singing actor, Mr. Stenson’s aria in Act II, in which he reveals his aspirations, was wonderfully expressive. The ensuing duet with Ms. Russell, was, likewise, beautiful; the pair’s intimate moments of dream sharing concluded on four unsettling chords as Copland brings in the harshly accusatorial Grandpa. Ms. Jenks, a neighbor, was portrayed by Jamilyn Manning-White, another soprano with great promise and talent. She had been heard earlier this year singing selections from this opera. [...]